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H.R. 7 (114th): No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015

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To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

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Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Christopher “Chris” Smith

Christopher “Chris” Smith

Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 12 pages
Introduced
Jan 21, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 22, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.

Cosponsors

29 Cosponsors (28 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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Position statements

Statement of Administration Policy

President Barack Obama [D, 2009-2017]: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (Jan 22, 2015)

What legislators are saying

“Norton to Host Press Conference with Mayor Bowser and National Organizations to Defend D.C. Home Rule From FY 16 Appropriations Riders in All-Republican Congress, Tomorrow”
    — Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0] on May 6, 2015

“Inhofe Supports the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015”
    — Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK] on Feb 27, 2015

“Senators introduce bill to end taxpayer funding of abortion”
    — Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY, 1997-2020] on Feb 26, 2015

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History

Jan 28, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7 (113th).
Jan 21, 2015
 
Introduced

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Jan 22, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jan 24, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7 (115th).
Jan 17, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 20 (116th).
Feb 5, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 18.

H.R. 7 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 7. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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